An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in administration of act, further providing for records of and reports by employers; in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation and for rate and amount of compensation; in determination of compensation, appeals, reviews and procedure, further providing for determination of compensation appeals and for decision of referee and further appeals and reviews; and, in shared-work program, further providing for participating employer responsibilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 15, 2021
Signed Jun 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2021 · House Feb 4, 2021
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Jun 24, 2021
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Jun 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Jun 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
PN 1370 Reported as amended
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
PN 0146 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lee James
RRepublican
Co
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Clint Owlett
RRepublican
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Greg Rothman
RRepublican
Co
Jeff C. Wheeland
RRepublican
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